>>45140405I mean, look at these posts regarding Gen 2
>>45130437>>45130444>>45130451>>45130461>>45130469and tell me with a straight face that SworShie have similar mechanics behind them. Minigames that are actually engaging and revolve around the concept of having pocket monsters with different potential and not something to pad out the playtime. A region that trusts the player to be able to find his own way through the region. Gen 2 is far from perfect, and the other infographs show that other generations also had similar neat hidden stuff to do which keeps a player engaged for longer periods of time. But GF, Nintendo, and TPC know they can get away with basically everything now after Go, Masters, and SworShie with its implications (
>>45131825) for future game design of the mainline games. A shame really, but I honestly already moved on. Just sticking around for discussions regarding older games and memes.
